Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-10
5 of Florida's 67 counties — 7% — allow tiny homes as a dwelling. That is the 22nd-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Jackson County (75/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 547 counties nationwide → Florida: no zoning → Florida: owner-builder → Florida: rv living → Florida: no minimum home size → Full Florida profile →
From the Florida guide
Florida RV answers cover 36 counties: 1 allowed, 6 temporary-only, 20 limited and 9 prohibited; another 31 have no confirmed county-level answer.6 The allowed entry, Alachua County, concerns an RV park and campground district or designated areas under an approved management plan, rather than unrestricted occupancy of any private parcel.6 Compare the Florida RV-living guide, then ask the planning office about your intended address and duration.6
Tiny-home answers cover 14 counties: 5 allowed, 7 limited and 2 prohibited, leaving 53 unanswered.7 The allowed entries are Jackson, Holmes, Manatee, Martin and Brevard counties, with different conditions: Martin’s entry concerns eligible affordable rental developments, and Brevard’s concerns residential tiny houses on wheels.7 Read the Florida tiny-home guide for those distinctions.7 Florida’s regulated RV-park law does not establish private-land zoning permission outside parks or camps.22
From the Florida guide, written from the cited official sources and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: confirm with the office before you buy or build.
5 of 67 Florida counties · sorted by Index score
Unincorporated Jackson County: no county rule sets this, because Jackson County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdiv…
Planning Division - Jackson County, Florida ↗Tiny houses used as residential buildings in Holmes County. There are no minimum size requirements for residential buildings. Only one single-family residence is allowed per par…
Building/Planning/Zoning – Holmes County Board of County Commissioners ↗Tiny houses in the unincorporated portions of Manatee County, subject to the Florida Building Code and other applicable County land-use and development requirements. The cited p…
Code of Ordinances § 2-6-1, Building Code adopted ↗Tiny homes used as eligible units in Martin County SHIP-funded rental new-construction or rehabilitation developments. The unit must be part of an eligible SHIP affordable renta…
State Housing Initiative Partnership Local Housing Assistance Plan ↗Installation or replacement of a Residential Tiny House on Wheels used as a primary residential structure. The unit must be towable by a bumper hitch, frame-towing hitch, or fif…
Residential Tiny House on Wheels Permit Application ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Florida state page for all 67 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
Off-grid gear
Building on land in one of these Florida counties? The kit we'd start with:
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
